ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Common among the general public; generally accepted.
(law) Concerning the people; public.
Pertaining to or deriving from the people or general public.
(obsolete) Of low birth, not noble; vulgar, plebian.
Aimed at ordinary people, as opposed to specialists etc.; intended for general consumption.
(obsolete) Cultivating the favour of the common people.
Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired.
Adapted to the means of the common people; cheap.

Example Sentences

Contrary to popular misconception, MacArthur Park is not the worst song ever written.

Recent evidence demonstrates that caffeine addiction is becoming popular worldwide.

At the coming of Calvin thither, the form of their civil regiment was popular, as it continueth at this day: neither king, nor duke, nor nobleman of any authority or power over them, but officers chosen by the people out of themselves, to order all things with public consent.

Luther in popular memory had become a saint, his picture capable of saving houses from burning down, if it was fixed to the parlour wall.

Jonathan Freedland brilliantly articulates the size and nature of the challenge and we must take his lead in setting out a radical agenda for a new republic based on the principle of popular sovereignty.

Popular and shallow-headed mindes, cannot perceive the grace or comelinesse, nor judge of a smooth and quaint discourse.

As a work of popular science it is exemplary: the focus may be the numbers, but most of the mathematical legwork is confined to the appendices and the accompanying commentary is amusing and witty, as well as informed.

Such popular humanity is treason.

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What does popular mean?

Popular means Common among the general public; generally accepted..

What is a synonym for popular?

Common synonyms include common, plain, hot, general.

What is the opposite of popular?

Possible antonyms include anonymous, unpopular.

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